The following message from classmate Russell Hoag was sent via e-mail recently:
This is the time of year that I would like to urge our former classmates to consider supporting the Stone Fund with a monetary contribution. My own family, as with many other families in Gardner at the time, would have had a difficult time funding my college education without scholarships from the Stone Fund. During each of the first three years of college, the Stone Fund provided me with a scholarship that amounted to about 40% of my annual tuition.
Starting last year, Phyllis and I have begun to repay those awards to the Stone Fund, hoping to complete the effort in four annual installments. To compensate for the time value of the money we are doing so at a rate of about ten to one (Ten dollars for every one dollar awarded in the 1960 period). Rather than as a donation, we view this as a repayment. As a former recipient, I am confident that such a contribution will be used to support needy students from th Gardner area. Unlike many other well-known charities, you truly know where your donation goes.
The address for the Albert H. and Reuben S. Stone Fund is P.O. Box 1008, Gardner, MA 01440
Many thanks for forwarding this idea. We are in our third full year of retirement and are now living in Roanoke, Virginia. As we have seen from comments made by other retirees on the GHS Web log, the years are literally flying by. We enjoy reading the postings and appreciate the way the blog keeps us connected.
Russ and Phyllis Hoag
Editor's note: Russ is both sincere and generous in expressing his reflections on the Stone Fund. The folks at the Stone Fund are very approachable and would accept donations in any amount, from both Gardner men and women (scholarships are now awarded to female applicants). I hope that you find Russell's appeal to be timely, relevant, and in keeping with the season.
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